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Israel tightens regulations around cyber exports
Israel's Defence Export Controls Agency (DECA) announced on 6 December that it was updating the end user requirements for cyber and intelligence products that require...Full story -
Piaggio Aerospace sale stalls
The sale of Italy's Piaggio Aerospace to an undisclosed buyer has stalled, company officials confirmed to Janes on 7 December.Full story -
Colombian Army establishes new brigade to help with humanitarian assistance operations
The Colombian military created a new brigade on 26 November tasked with humanitarian assistance/disaster relief operations in the face of worsening extreme weather...Full story -
I/ITSEC 2021: Kongsberg unveils new Protector RWS simulator
Kongsberg has integrated its Protector remote weapon station (RWS) fire-control system (FCS) with the Bohemia Interactive Simulations (BIS) Virtual Battlespace 4 (VBS4)...Full story -
I/ITSEC 2021: RUAG reveals new version of Gladiator
RUAG Simulation & Training has developed a new version of its Gladiator live tactical engagement simulation system (TESS), which it showcased at the...Full story -
Babcock selected for Australian high-frequency communications programme
Babcock has been selected by Canberra as the preferred tenderer to upgrade and sustain the Australian Defence Force's (ADF's) Enhanced Defence High Frequency...Full story -
India and Russia agree on new deals to strengthen defence ties
India and Russia deepened their long-standing defence alliance during Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to New Delhi on 6 December by inking two agreements to...Full story -
Update: Russia deploys Bastion coastal defence system at new military facility in disputed Kuril Islands
The Russian military has deployed its K-300P Bastion-P mobile coastal defence missile system in the Kuril Islands, a chain in the northwest Pacific Ocean, the ownership...Full story -
RADA teases new exMHR radar for mobile Iron Dome variants
On 14 November 2021 RADA announced the receipt of USD5 million for an initial pre-order of its extended multimission hemispheric radar (exMHR), with a computer-generated...Full story -
Thyssenkrupp might shed naval business
German industrial conglomerate Thyssenkrupp is exploring divesting its Marine Systems (TKMS) business to facilitate consolidation in the fragmented European naval...Full story -
First SLAM-F component handed over
France has accepted delivery of the first hardware for its SLAM-F (Système de lutte anti-mines futur) future mine countermeasures (MCM) capability.Full story -
NAVSEA establishes new US Navy group to improve industrial fire safety
The US Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) has established a new team focused on preventing future industrial shipboard fires and reducing risks highlighted in the...Full story -
Safran to acquire Orolia
French aerospace company Safran has agreed to purchase positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) product provider Orolia, saying the acquisition will complement its...Full story -
British Army receives Sky Sabre air-defence system
The British Army recently received the first tranche of the Sky Sabre air-defence system. The UK's Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) organisation said on its website on...Full story -
PLANAF deploys H-6J in mine-laying, bombing drills in South China Sea
The People's Liberation Army Navy Air Force's (PLANAF's) Xi'an Aircraft Corporation H-6J long-range strategic bombers have been recently spotted carrying out sea...Full story -
Myanmar military offensives lose momentum
More than one month after Myanmar's military (Tatmadaw) launched major offensives in the west and northwest of the country, drives aimed at crushing increasingly...Full story -
SAMI launches joint ventures with French industry as aerospace sector grows
Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI) announced the creation of two joint ventures (JVs) with French industry on 4 December as part of the organisation's expansion...Full story -
Russia deploys Bastion coastal defence system at new military facility in disputed Kuril Islands
The Russian military has deployed its K-300P Bastion-P mobile coastal defence missile system in the Kuril Islands, a chain in the northwest Pacific Ocean, the ownership...Full story -
GRSE launches India's first Sandhayak survey ship
India's state-owned Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE) launched on 5 December in Kolkata the first of four indigenously designed 3,300-ton survey vessels that...Full story -
India launches bid to procure guided munitions from local industry
The Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has issued an expression of interest (EoI) in support of its planned procurement, from local industry, of 1,966 rounds of 155 mm...Full story